My heating and cooling set points are as follows:Â
Schedule:Compact,
  HtgSetP_Sch,       !- Name
  Temperature,       !- Schedule Type Limits Name
  Through: 12/31,      !- Field 1
  For: Weekdays Saturday,  !- Field 2
  Until: 05:00,15.6,    !- Field 3
  Until: 24:00,21.0,    !- Field 5
  For: Sunday,       !- Field 7
  Until:  5:00,15.6,    !- Field 8
  Until: 22:00,21.0,    !- Field 10
  Until: 24:00,15.6,    !- Field 12
  For SummerDesignDay,   !- Field 14
  Until: 24:00,15.6,    !- Field 15
  For WinterDesignDay,   !- Field 17
  Until: 24:00,21.0,    !- Field 18
  For: AllOtherDays,    !- Field 20
  Until: 24:00,21.0;    !- Field 21
 Schedule:Compact,
  ClgSetP_Sch,       !- Name
  Temperature,       !- Schedule Type Limits Name
  Through: 12/31,      !- Field 1
  For: Weekdays Saturday,  !- Field 2
  Until: 05:00,30.0,    !- Field 3
  Until: 24:00,24.0,    !- Field 5
  For: Sunday,       !- Field 7
  Until: 05:00,30.0,    !- Field 8
  Until: 22:00,24.0,    !- Field 10
  Until: 24:00,30.0,    !- Field 12
  For SummerDesignDay,   !- Field 14
  Until: 24:00,24.0,    !- Field 15
  For WinterDesignDay,   !- Field 17
  Until: 24:00,30.0,    !- Field 18
  For: AllOtherDays,    !- Field 20
  Until: 24:00,30.0;    !- Field 21
I am increasing my cooling set point by 3C using EMS, I can't understand why cooling setpoint is being considered 0 by E+ as indicated by the error message??
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The heating setpoint (HtgSP) is greater than the cooling setpoint (ClgSP). For example, your HtgSP and ClgSP are 20 and 21 respectively (deadband = 1 C), then in your EMS you change to HtgSP = 22 --> error. You must also raise your ClgSP so that it is bigger than the HtgSP. The restriction prohibits sinultanious heating and cooling.
On 25 Feb 2016 9:12 pm, "Fakeha Sehar
fakeha_s@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <
EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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I am using EMS to raise zone temperatures. I Â get the following error upon running the simulation. How can this error be removed.Â
** Severe  ** DualSetPointWithDeadBand: Effective heating set-point higher than effective cooling set-point - increase deadband if using unmixed air model
  **  ~~~  ** occurs in Zone=OFFICE During Warmup & Sizing, Environment=WASHINGTON DC REAGAN AP ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB, at Simulation time=01/21 00:00 - 00:01
  **  ~~~  ** LoadToHeatingSetPoint=-8217.848, LoadToCoolingSetPoint=-118730.832
  **  ~~~  ** Zone TempDepZnLd=337.00
  **  ~~~  ** Zone TempIndZnLd=6493.26
  **  ~~~  ** Zone Heating ThermostatSetPoint=21.00
  **  ~~~  ** Zone Cooling ThermostatSetPoint=0.00